New or Old?

Here's a variation of something we've done before. We've had the vintage vs modern debate but let's add a twist: by series, which is more desirable? It's obvious that the Seamaster series will be voted "modern" by an overwhelming margin since members with the 2254 and Bonds seriously outnumber the handful of us with vintage Seamasters. But what about Speedies? Would you rather have a vintage one knowing the history behind them, or a modern version? You can comment on whichever line-up you w